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Tiny Rough Beetle - Bitoma quadricollis
Copyright © 2010 Ashley Bradford

Tiny Rough Beetle - Bitoma quadricollis
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 21, 2010
Size: <.5 cm
This tiny beetle was tucked into a crack in the mortar of the bricks and would have gone unnoticed except that I was taking pictures of a caddisfly whose head it was right near.
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 23 July, 2010 - 12:41pm
Last updated 20 March, 2012 - 6:35am

going on a limb here... feels good, though :]
Moved from Bitoma.
… v belov, 20 March, 2012 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

 
Ooo! That's exciting!
Maybe I'll see another. The beetles have started to show up... One tiny one made an appearance right on my drawing/photography table last night, uninvited but not unwelcome. I think it's one I've already posted here, but I took the opportunity for a photoshoot anyway, as it was sitting there on a white piece of paper.
… Ashley Bradford, 20 March, 2012 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 28 July, 2010 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

this may be a Bitoma -- or somethig more exciting
we may never know...
keep a toothpick handy for such occasions
… v belov, 23 July, 2010 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

 
That
is a great idea. Will do!
… Ashley Bradford, 23 July, 2010 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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